About eight years ago, a company called Beef Products Inc. had the novel idea of injecting its ground beef with ammonia to kill deadly E. coli and salmonella. The Agriculture Department pronounced the idea effective and exempted Beef Products Inc. from routine tests. The company's beef began appearing regularly in grocery stores, fast food restaurants and school lunch programs. It turned out the beef was not safe. The slaughterhouse trimmings the company used to grind its beef - known as...
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